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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with duplication of 11q23-qter.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2006
Klaassens M, Scott D A, van Dooren M, Hochstenbach R, Eussen H J, Cai W W, Galjaard R J, Wouters C, Poot M, Laudy J, Lee B, Tibboel D, de Klein A
Abstract excerpt
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a relatively common birth defect with a high mortality. Although little is known about its etiology, there is increasing evidence for a strong genetic contribution. Both numerical and structural chromosomal abnormalities have been described in patients with CDH. Partial trisomy 11q and partial trisomy 22 associated with the common t(11;22) has been reported in several...
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